The Yuan dynasty (元朝), officially the Great Yuan (大元) or Yeke Yuwan Ulus (ᠶᠡᠬᠡᠶᠤᠸᠠᠨᠤᠯᠤᠰ), was a Mongol-led imperial dynasty of China and a successor state to the Mongol Empire after its division.

It was established by Kublai Khan (Emperor Shizu or Setsen Khan), the fifth khagan-emperor of the Mongol Empire from the Borjigin clan, and lasted from 1271 to 1368. In Chinese history, the Yuan dynasty followed the Song dynasty and preceded the Ming dynasty.

See also

• China
• Chinese Empire
• Kublai Khan
• Mongolia

External links

• Wikipedia: Yuan dynasty

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